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Mayim Bialikhas undergone a stunning transformation.

So yes,The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik is as smart as Amy in real life.

Mayim Bialik as a young girl holding a candle

So how did she get where she is today?

Here is the stunning transformation of Mayim Bialik.

While her parents weren’t super observant, they were part of a Reform congregation.

Mayim Bialik as a young girl with ribbons in her hair

As Bialik explained toThe Jerusalem Post, being part of this congregation was “a very positive experience.”

Growing up, Bialik was heavily influenced by her family’s heritage.

Bialik’s fascination with her Jewish heritage endured into adulthood.

Mayim Bialik with her mother and grandmother as a girl

It’s clear that Bialik’s upbringing in Reform Judaism gave her a lifelong passion and faith.

As the star explained, her passion for acting started when she participated in school plays as a child.

In her film debut, Bialik played a character with five lines in the horror moviePumpkinhead.

Mayim Bialik as a young girl with her parents

It sounds like Bialik had to deal with the discriminatory side of Hollywood from the very beginning!

For Bialik, it was the role she’d been waiting for.

By the sound of things, Bialik’s time onBlossomwas hugely important and loads of fun.

Mayim Bialik as a teenager backstage on the set of Beaches

It makes you wonder:where is the cast of Blossom now?

As Bialik toldEdge Magazine, her parents always encouraged her to take school seriously.

However, what really saved Bialik from that fate may have been her passion for science!

Mayim Bialik as a teenager wearing a hat

She replied, “Do you want the quick answer to that?

Of course, science itself wasn’t theonlything that kept Bialik grounded and sane as her fame grew.

She toldFox Newsthat as a late teen, she found therapy to be extremely helpful.

Mayim Bialik as a young woman with a bow on her head

“I think that helped me a lot,” she confessed.

“It gave me some perspective and I’m very grateful I had that opportunity.”

Bialik opened up about her quirks in a chat withMarie Claire.

Mayim Bialik as a young woman outside in Autumn

“I was weird,” she proclaimed.

“I knew there was something many things; possiblyeverything about me that was different.”

Bialik then described some examples of her “uniqueness.”

Mayim Bialik posing in an office chair

At 10, she cried on her birthday at the thought of getting older.

Unfortunately, all of these things made Bialik feel lonely and odd as a teenager.

However, as an adult she’s learned to accept her differences.

Mayim Bialik with two older family members

She even wrote a book calledGirling Upabout her experience of being different as a child!

It was in a calculus class that she met Michael Stone, the man she would one day marry.

Eventually, the couple were married in 2003.

Mayim Bialik as an adult, close-up

Stone, who was raised as a Mormon, converted to Bialik’s religion of Judaism, too.

Even though the couple divorced, Bialik and Stone don’t trash talk each other or seethe in acrimony.

“I spend a lot of time building my ex up for my boys,” she toldUs Weekly.

Mayim Bialik on the red carpet in 2008

In an interview withThe Guardian, she explained why she decided to pursue further higher education.

“I really loved teaching and research,” she said.

Bialik went on to explain that her dissertation was about obsessive compulsive disorder in people with Prader-Willi syndrome.

Mayim Bialik on the red carpet in 2010

Bialik likely would have stayed in academia if she never had kids, but that’s not what happened.

“Being a research professor seemed like what I wanted to do,” she continued.

To that end, Bialik started homeschooling her children.

Mayim Bialik at an event in 2010

Bialik taught neuroscience to other homeschooled children for five years, according toThe Washington Post.

Namely, they chose to use a style of parenting called “Attachment Parenting.”

Bialik even wrote a book about her experience, entitledBeyond the Sling.

Mayim Bialik at a gala in 2019

Bialik’s website has become so successful that she has a team ofeditors and marketerssupporting her!

As if one successful career as an actress wasn’t enough, Bialik has thrived as a writer too.

But as she toldABC News, it wasn’t because she pined for the lights of Hollywood.

“The true story is I was running out of health insurance,” she revealed.

“I was not expecting to be a full-time actor,” she confessed.

Another month down the line, Bialik turned up at the Emmy Awards wearing a bedazzled cast.

We’re glad you’re okay, Mayim!

Additionally, Bialik explained that her trauma was compounded by the public’s response to the accident.

Apparently, people tried to videotape her right afterwards!

She even published a book of vegan recipes calledMayim’s Vegan Table.

Fortunately, after years of therapy, Bialik eventually learned more about mental health via her graduate studies.

As she toldHope to Cope, this gave her a new insight into her own history with depression.

In a 2018 video for theChild Mind Institute, Bialik spoke about her journey.

“There are answers,” she shared.

Eventually, Bialik found a solution.

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In an interview withFox News, Bialik explained how she and herBig Bang Theoryco-star Jim Parsons were joining forces.

Bialik’s interest in cats doesn’t stop there!

To that end, she linked up with Royal Canin to promote education amongst cat owners in 2020.

We have to say, this is one initiative we can get behind!